I think the most impressive and symbolic building of distilleries in Scotland is malt kiln. It was build on Dailuaine Distillery at first by Charles Doig in 1889, and he also designed a lot of kiln in Scotland in the end of 19th.
Malt kiln was important building to dry barley malt, but now most distilleries don’t make barley malt by themselves. So malt kiln is demolished or reconstructed for visitor centre or shop.
Bowmore Distillery is one of the distilleries which make barley malt by floor malting. The shape of pagoda roof is really unique.

The oldest distillery in Isle of Islay, Bowmore Distillery was established in 1779. That whisky is called “Queen of Islay”.
The view from port is relly beautiful and photogenic. It’s not just whisky but also the form is like “Queen”.
More than ten years ago, when I started to drink Scotch malt whisky, Islay malt wasn’t popular in Japan. It was said that Islay malt whisky was for connoisseur. So I wanted to drink Islay malt whisky.
But not all everybody feel Islay malt is good. When I drank Lagavulin and Talisker first time, I felt relly bad. After that, I decided that I didn’t drink Islay malt whisky.
Few years later, The barman recommended me one bottle of Bowmore.
“It’s a beautiful bottle, isn’t it!”
I tried to drink Bowmore Mariner 15 years old. It had a peaty and smorkey flavor, but not strong.
“What a wonderful whisky!”
Bowmore Mariner is one of my favorite whisky.